Best Resort Golf Courses in Oregon

Portland, Oregon · Tom Doak (2001) · 18 holes · Par 71 · 6,633 yards

Widely ranked as the #1 public course in America, Pacific Dunes is Tom Doak's links masterpiece perched on the bluffs above the Pacific Ocean at Bandon Dunes Resort. The routing — which hugs the cliff edge for multiple holes — recalls the great seaside links of Scotland and Ireland, but in an utterly wild Oregon setting.

Portland, Oregon · David McLay Kidd (1999) · 18 holes · Par 72 · 6,732 yards

The course that started it all — David McLay Kidd's original Bandon Dunes layout put Oregon on the world golf map. The links-style design on the rugged southern Oregon coast features tumbling dune terrain, gorse-lined fairways, and multiple oceanfront holes that define bucket-list golf.

Portland, Oregon · Bill Coore & Ben Crenshaw (2020) · 18 holes · Par 72 · 6,734 yards

The newest addition to Bandon Dunes, Sheep Ranch is a Coore & Crenshaw design with the most dramatic ocean exposure of any course at the resort. Nearly every hole offers Pacific Ocean views, and many play directly along the cliff edge. The wide, strategic layout with minimal rough evokes the spirit of early links golf.

Portland, Oregon · Bill Coore & Ben Crenshaw (2005) · 18 holes · Par 71 · 6,765 yards

The Coore & Crenshaw entry at Bandon Dunes routes through coastal forest, open meadow, and dune land — offering the most varied terrain of any course at the resort. While it lacks the ocean views of Pacific Dunes, many consider it the most strategically interesting layout at Bandon.

Portland, Oregon · Tom Doak & Jim Urbina (2010) · 18 holes · Par 71 · 6,942 yards

A tribute to the template holes of Charles Blair Macdonald, Old Macdonald is Tom Doak's second design at Bandon. The wide, strategic layout features massive greens, deep pot bunkers, and expansive ocean views — recreating Macdonald's timeless hole concepts in a Pacific Northwest setting.

Bend, Oregon · Jack Nicklaus (2004) · 18 holes · Par 72 · 7,379 yards

A Jack Nicklaus Signature design at Pronghorn Resort in the high desert east of the Cascades, this course offers panoramic views of Broken Top, the Three Sisters, and Mount Bachelor. The championship layout traverses juniper-studded lava terrain with pristine conditioning at 3,400 feet elevation.

Portland, Oregon · Bob Cupp (1995) · 18 holes · Par 72 · 7,693 yards

Part of the Sunriver Resort in Central Oregon, Crosswater is a Bob Cupp design that plays through meadow, marshland, and along the Deschutes and Little Deschutes rivers. At 7,693 yards from the tips, it's one of the longest resort courses in the Pacific Northwest, with Cascade Mountain views providing a stunning backdrop.

Bend, Oregon · David McLay Kidd (2008) · 18 holes · Par 72 · 7,298 yards

David McLay Kidd's Scottish links-inspired design on volcanic soil above Bend features firm, fast fescue conditions with panoramic views of Broken Top, South Sister, and Mount Bachelor. The windswept layout rewards creativity and ground-game play uncommon in the Pacific Northwest.

Sunriver, Oregon · Bob Cupp (1995) · 18 holes · Par 72 · 7,693 yards

Part of Sunriver Resort south of Bend, Crosswater is a Bob Cupp design that plays through meadow, marshland, and along the Deschutes and Little Deschutes rivers. At 7,693 yards from the tips, it is one of the longest resort courses in the Pacific Northwest with Cascade Mountain views throughout.

Portland, Oregon · David McLay Kidd (2008) · 18 holes · Par 72 · 7,298 yards

A David McLay Kidd design in Bend with panoramic views of the Cascade volcanoes — Broken Top, South Sister, and Bachelor. The Scottish links-inspired layout on volcanic soil features firm, fast conditions unusual for the Pacific Northwest, with fescue fairways and creative green sites.

Bend, Oregon · David McLay Kidd (2008) · 18 holes · Par 72 · 7,298 yards

A David McLay Kidd design on the southwest edge of Bend, Tetherow is a Scottish-influenced links course set against a dramatic Cascade Mountain backdrop. The windswept layout through native juniper and volcanic terrain features firm-and-fast conditions, massive greens, and sweeping Broken Top and South Sister views.

Powell Butte, Oregon · Peter Jacobsen & Jim Hardy (2007) · 18 holes · Par 72 · 7,295 yards

A Jacobsen-Hardy design at Brasada Ranch Resort east of Bend, this high desert course features dramatic canyon drops and panoramic views of eight Cascade peaks. The layout traverses juniper-studded rimrock terrain with 300-foot elevation changes that create some of the most dramatic holes in Oregon.

Sunriver, Oregon · John Fought (1999) · 18 holes · Par 71 · 7,012 yards

A John Fought redesign at Sunriver Resort, the Meadows Course offers an accessible mountain resort experience through meadow and pine forest terrain. The layout features views of Mount Bachelor and the surrounding Cascades, with strategic water hazards and well-conditioned bent grass surfaces.

Redmond, Oregon · John Thronson (1992) · 18 holes · Par 72 · 6,927 yards

Located at Eagle Crest Resort near Redmond, the Ridge Course features a high desert layout through juniper-studded terrain with expansive views of the Cascade Range. The John Thronson design offers resort-caliber golf with rolling terrain, lava rock features, and Central Oregon's characteristic dry, sunny conditions.